Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
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Federal Route 28 |
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| Length | 35 kilometres (21.7 miles) |
| Direction | Circular |
| Start | Bandar Sri Damansara |
| Main destinations | Kepong Batu Caves Gombak Klang Gates Taman Melawati Ulu Klang Ampang Pandan Indah Cheras Bandar Tun Razak Bandar Tasik Selatan Sungai Besi |
| End | Sri Petaling |
| Construction Began | 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Construction End | 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002 |
| Roads joined | |
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 or MRR2 (also known as Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Scheme), Federal Route
is a ring road build by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) to connect neighborhoods near the boundary of Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Altogether, the 35 km (21.7 miles) of the entire system consists of Federal Route
, Damansara-Puchong Expressway
(from Sri Damansara Interchange to Sunway Interchange) and Shah Alam Expressway
(from Sunway Interchange to Sri Petaling Interchange), however Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 is generally referred to Route 28 since Route 28 occupies about two-thirds of the system.
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[edit] Route background
The Kilometre Zero of the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 is located at Sri Damansara Interchange. At the first kilometre at the interchange, it is connected with the Federal Route
and Damansara-Puchong Expressway
. The Kepong Flyover diverts the MRR2 from the Federal Route
.
At Gombak, the MRR2 overlaps again with the Federal Route
from Greenwood Interchange to Gombak North Interchange.
The Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2, Federal Route
ends at Sri Petaling Interchange, where it proceeds as the Shah Alam Expressway
.
[edit] History
Construction of this ring road were divided into 3 phases. These sections include Bandar Sri Damansara-Kepong-Batu Caves-Gombak, Gombak-Ulu Klang-Ampang and Ampang-Pandan-Cheras-Sri Petaling phases. It is divided into 12 packages costing RM 880 million.
[edit] Phase 1
Construction of the phase 1 from Sri Damansara to Gombak began in 1992 led by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) and the main contractor Sukmin Sdn Bhd. Its first stretch, the Batu Caves Bypass with a total length of 2 km, opened in November 1994.
[edit] Package I
Package I begins from the Taman Kepong Indah Interchange and ends at the Gombak North Interchange.
[edit] Package II
The Package II project was awarded by the consortium made up of Sukmin Sdn Bhd and Konsortium Kontraktor Melayu (Wilayah) and the contract was to design and build the RM238.8 million Package II of MRR2. Package II begins from the Taman Kepong Indah Interchange and ends at the Sri Damansara Interchange. Started in May 1998 and completed in 2002 was commonly referred as the "missing link" being the last portion of the 35 km ring road to be completed
[edit] Phase 2
Construction of the phase 2 from Gombak to Ampang began in 1996 led by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) and the main contractor Bumi Hiway Sdn Bhd.
[edit] Phase 3
Construction of the phase 3 from Ampang to Sri Petaling began in 1997 led by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) and the main contractor Bumi Hiway Sdn Bhd.
[edit] Pioneer routes
The construction of the MRR2 includes the acquisition and upgrades of several major roads as follows:-
[edit] Features
- Half circular ring road
- Six-lane dual carriageway
- Many flyovers along ring roads including Kepong Flyover, Batu Caves Flyover, Melawati Flyover, Ampang Flyover, Pandan Flyover, Cheras Flyover and Bandar Tun Razak Flyover.
- Landmarks along MRR2 such as Batu Caves temple
- The Kepong Metropolitan Park is located along MRR2 near Kepong.
[edit] Controversial issues
[edit] Squatter area at the MRR2 construction site
During the construction of the MRR2. The highway was constructed at the squatter area between Ampang, Pandan Jaya, Pandan Indah and Cheras on 1990s.
[edit] Beam cracks on the Kepong Flyover
[edit] First closure
Residents of the neighborhood of Kepong expressed their fear about the safety on the Kepong Flyover which was reported to be faulty as 31 of 33 pillars supporting the flyover were reported to have obvious cracks. At some pillars and tiers, there were more than 7000 cracks detected. Public concern about the safety issues at Kepong Flyover was due to the risks faced by at least 4,300 motorists using the flyover at a time. Investigations were carried out by 4 different parties, namely Maunsell, Sharma & Zakaria (the designer), Köhler & Seitz Engineering Services (appointed by the contractor), Halcrow Consultants Ltd. (appointed by JKR) and Leondhardt Andrä und Partner (LAP). Meanwhile, the Kepong Flyover was closed to traffic and then reopened with only 4 out of 6 lanes. On August 10, 2004, the Works Minister, Dato' Seri S Samy Vellu, reminded the public that the cracks were not due to design flaw and "nobody can simply open their mouth and suggest it is design flaw" (Bernama 10 August 2004). However, findings from Halcrow Consultants Ltd. suggested the design did not comply with the requirement of BS5400, the improper anchoring of the column rebar to the crossbeams and the formation of ettringite (Delayed Ettringite Formation) were responsible for the cracks and were finally accepted by the ministry (Source: New Straits Times, 1 October 2004).
[edit] Second closure
On 4 February 2006, the Kepong Flyover was closed to traffic from 10:30 am in the morning after serious damages on the flyover was confirmed.
Many complaints arrived about the damages on MRR2. Traffic jam also has rose due to the uncompletion of the MRR2 (see right).
On 8 December 2006, the Kepong Flyover was reopened to all traffic. (Source: Utusan Malaysia, 9 December 2006)
[edit] Third closure
On 3 August 2008, Kepong flyover was closed to all traffic after three of the eighteen carbon fibre panels on pillar 28 had peeled off, photo [1]. Interestingly enough, pillar 28 is where the German consultant Leonhardt Andrä und Partner (LAP) did the repair works as a sample for Malaysian contractor to follow. This is the third time the 1.7-km MRR2 Kepong flyover has been closed because of cracks.[2]
[edit] List of interchanges
| Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | |
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| WEST Bandar Sri Damansara Sungai Buloh Kuala Selangor Bukit Kayu Hitam Ipoh Rawang Shah Alam Klang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Johor Bahru |
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EXIT 2801 | SRI DAMANSARA INTERCHANGE | NORTH PERSIARAN UTAMA Bandar Sri Damansara Kepong Industrial Area SOUTH Damansara Petaling Jaya Puchong Putrajaya Cyberjaya Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) |
Multi-level stacked half-SPUI expressway interchange with on-ramp from |
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| EXIT 2802 | BANDAR MANJALARA INTERCHANGE | Bandar Manjalara | Diamond interchange | ||
| JKR Petaling border limit | |||||
| Petaling-Gombak district border | |||||
| JKR Gombak border limit | |||||
KEPONG FLYOVER |
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| Kepong flyover 1.7 kilometres |
BELOW FLYOVER Kepong Jinjang Kuala Lumpur Taman Daya Bandar Baru Selayang Selayang Hospital Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) |
Start/End of flyover | |||
| Kepong flyover Railway crossing bridge on the flyover |
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| EXIT 2803 | Kepong flyover KEPONG INTERCHANGE |
BELOW FLYOVER |
Diamond interchange on the below flyover only | ||
| Kepong flyover 1.7 kilometres |
BELOW FLYOVER Kepong Jinjang Kuala Lumpur |
Start/End of flyover | |||
| Taman Permata | |||||
| Taman Daya | |||||
| EXIT 2804 | TAMAN KEPONG INDAH INTERCHANGE | NORTH Bandar Baru Selayang Selayang Hospital Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) |
Half diamond interchange | ||
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district border JKR Gombak border limit |
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| Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur border | |||||
| Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | |||||
| Kepong Metropolitan Park | Kite crossing From Batu Caves only |
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| Sungai Jinjang bridge | |||||
| Kepong Landfill | Kepong Landfill Kepong Waste Disposal Centre |
Off ramp from Batu Caves only | |||
| EXIT 2805 | SELAYANG INTERCHANGE | NORTH Ipoh Rawang Bandar Baru Selayang SOUTH Kuala Lumpur Segambut Sentul |
Multi-level stacked expressway roundabout interchange | ||
| Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | |||||
| FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border | |||||
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district border JKR Gombak border limit |
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| Sungai Batu bridge | |||||
| Railway crossing bridge | |||||
| EXIT 2806 | BATU CAVES INTERCHANGE | WEST Batu Caves temple SOUTH JALAN PERUSAHAAN Batu Caves Industrial Area |
Diamond interchange | ||
| Batu Caves temple Batu Caves Komuter station |
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| Batu Caves flyover | BELOW FLYOVER Taman Samudera Giant Hypermarket Batu Caves Taman Sri Gombak |
Start/End of flyover | |||
| EXIT 2807 | Batu Caves flyover TAMAN SAMUDERA INTERCHANGE |
BELOW FLYOVER Taman Samudera |
Junctions on the below flyover only | ||
| Batu Caves flyover | BELOW FLYOVER Taman Samudera Giant Hypermarket Batu Caves |
Start/End of flyover | |||
| EXIT 2808 | TAMAN SRI GOMBAK INTERCHANGE | NORTH Taman Bolton Taman Sri Gombak Pinggiran Batu Caves Taman Gemilang Kampung Melayu Wira Damai |
Half-diamond interchange | ||
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EXIT 2809A | GREENWOOD INTERCHANGE | EAST Taman Greenwood SOUTH Kuala Lumpur Sentul |
Multi-level stacked diamond expressway interchange | |
| EXIT 2809B | GREENWOOD INTERCHANGE |
SOUTH Kuala Lumpur Sentul |
Elevated U-turn to |
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| Taman Seri Gombak | Taman Seri Gombak | Ampang bound | |||
Petronas petrol stations with Burger King drive thru ProJet petrol stations Shell petrol stations |
Ampang bound | ||||
| EXIT 2810A | GOMBAK NORTH INTERCHANGE | NORTHEAST |
Off ramp from Gombak only | ||
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EXIT 2810B | GOMBAK NORTH INTERCHANGE | EAST Kuala Terengganu Kuantan Bentong Genting Highlands |
Directional T expressway interchange | |
ProJet petrol stations Shell petrol stations |
Batu Caves bound | ||||
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district boder JKR Gombak border limit |
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| Gombak viaduct Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur border |
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| Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | |||||
| EXIT 2811 | TAMAN MELATI INTERCHANGE | WEST JALAN TAMAN MELATI 1/5 Taman Melati Taman Ibukota |
Half diamond interchange | ||
| EXIT 2812 | KLANG GATES INTERCHANGE | NORTHEAST JALAN KOLAM AIR Kampung Klang Gates Klang Gates recreational park International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) SOUTHWEST Wangsa Maju Setapak Kuala Lumpur city centre |
Diamond interchange with one ramp from |
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| EXIT 2813 | WANGSA MELAWATI INTERCHANGE | SOUTH JALAN 2/27A Wangsa Melawati Wangsa Maju |
Half diamond interchange | ||
| Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | |||||
| FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border | |||||
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Gombak district border JKR Gombak border limit |
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| EXIT 2814 | TAMAN MELAWATI INTERCHANGE | NORTH JALAN TAMAN MELAWATI Taman Melawati SOUTH PERSIARAN PERMATA Taman Permata Wangsa Maju |
Diamond interchange | ||
| Sungai Klang bridge | |||||
| FINAS | |||||
| Zoo Negara | From Taman Melawati only | ||||
| Jalan Taman Zooview | NORTH JALAN TAMAN ZOOVIEW Kampung Kemensah Taman Zooview Kemensah Heights Institut Budaya Baru Melayu Selangor (IBBMS) |
From Taman Melawati only | |||
| Kampung Ulu Klang | |||||
| Sekolah Kebangsaan Ulu Klang | |||||
| Masjid Jamek Ar-Ridhuan | |||||
| EXIT 2815 | ULU KLANG INTERCHANGE | WEST JALAN AU5 Wangsa Maju Taman Permata EAST JALAN UKAY PERDANA Ukay Perdana Bukit Antarabangsa |
Diamond interchange | ||
| Sungai Sering bridge | |||||
| Pinggiran Ukay | |||||
| Bukit Antarabangsa | EAST JALAN WANGSA 1 Bukit Antarabangsa |
From Hulu Klang only | |||
| EXIT 2816A EXIT 2816B |
TAMAN HILLVIEW INTERCHANGE | EXIT 2816A BELOW FLYOVER (ROUNDABOUT) WEST Taman Setiawangsa EAST Taman Hillview EXIT 2816B UPPER FLYOVER (STACKED INTERCHANGE) WEST Sentul Segambut Jalan Duta Mont Kiara Damansara Petaling Jaya |
Roundabout interchange Elevated stacked interchange |
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| JKR Gombak border limit | |||||
| Sungai Ampang bridge Gombak-Hulu Langat district border |
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| JKR Hulu Langat border limit | |||||
| EXIT 2817A | AMPANG-AKLEH INTERCHANGE | WEST Kuala Lumpur KLCC |
From Ampang only | ||
| Ampang flyover | BELOW FLYOVER Ampang town centre Lembah Jaya Ampang LRT station |
Start/End of flyover | |||
| EXIT 2817B | Ampang flyover JALAN KERJA AYER LAMA INTERCHANGE |
BELOW FLYOVER Taman Tun Razak Ukay Heights Kelab Darul Ehsan International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) Kuala Lumpur KLCC |
Junctions on the below flyover only | ||
| EXIT 2817C | Ampang flyover AMPANG INTERCHANGE |
BELOW FLYOVER Ampang town centre WEST Kuala Lumpur EAST Lembah Jaya Ampang LRT station |
Multi-level stacked interchange | ||
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border JKR Hulu Langat border limit |
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| Ampang flyover Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur border |
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| Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | |||||
| Ampang flyover Desa Pahlawan |
BELOW FLYOVER Desa Pahlawan |
From Pandan only | |||
| Ampang flyover | BELOW FLYOVER Desa Pahlawan Ampang town centre WEST Kuala Lumpur EAST Lembah Jaya Ampang LRT station |
Start/End of flyover | |||
| Jalan Ampang Putra | EAST JALAN AMPANG PUTRA Taman Putra Sulaiman Taman Ampang Utama |
From Ampang only | |||
| Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | |||||
| FT Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border | |||||
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border JKR Hulu Langat border Limit |
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| Desa Pandan | |||||
| Desa Pandan viaduct | |||||
| TESCO Ampang | |||||
| EXIT 2818 | Pandan flyover TAMAN CEMPAKA INTERCHANGE |
Taman Cempaka Pandan Jaya Taman Cahaya Suria |
Diamond interchange | ||
| Pandan flyover Railway crossing bridge |
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| EXIT 2819 | PANDAN INDAH INTERCHANGE | JALAN PANDAN INDAH WEST Shamelin Maluri EAST Pandan Indah |
Diamond interchange | ||
| Jalan Pandan Utama | EAST JALAN PANDAN UTAMA Pandan Indah |
From Ampang only | |||
| Sungai Kerayong bridge | |||||
| EXIT 2820 | TAMAN KENCANA INTERCHANGE | EAST JALAN BUNGA RAYA Taman Kencana Taman Lembah Maju Taman Mawar Taman Seraya Taman Putra Taman Seri Raya Taman Saga Taman Bukit Teratai Taman Mega Jaya |
Half diamond interchange | ||
| Pandan Perdana | WEST JALAN PERDANA 6/2 Pandan Perdana Pandan Safari Lagoon |
From Cheras only | |||
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border JKR Hulu Langat border limit |
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| Selangor-FT Kuala Lumpur | |||||
| Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | |||||
| Kampung Cheras Baru | |||||
| EXIT 2821 | JALAN KUARI INTERCHANGE | JALAN KUARI WEST Cheras Christian Cemetery EAST Townships |
Roundabout interchange | ||
| Cheras flyover | BELOW FLYOVER Cheras Taman Cheras NORTH Kuala Lumpur Bandar Tun Razak SOUTH Kajang Seremban |
Start/End of flyover | |||
| EXIT 2822A | Cheras flyover TAMAN CHERAS INTERCHANGE |
BELOW FLYOVER Taman Cheras |
Junctions on the below flyover | ||
| EXIT 2822B | Cheras flyover CHERAS INTERCHANGE |
Cheras NORTH Kuala Lumpur Bandar Tun Razak SOUTH Kajang Seremban |
Multi-level stacked roundabout expressway interchange | ||
| Cheras flyover | BELOW FLYOVER Tesco Extra Hypermarket Cheras Cheras Taman Cheras NORTH Kuala Lumpur Bandar Tun Razak SOUTH Kajang Seremban |
Start/End of flyover | |||
| EXIT 2823A | Bandar Tun Razak flyover TAMAN CONNAUGHT EXIT |
BELOW FLYOVER Taman Connaught Taman Taynton Chinese cemetery EAST Kajang Cheras |
Off ramp from Cheras only Start/End of flyover |
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| EXIT 2823B | Bandar Tun Razak flyover BANDAR TUN RAZAK INTERCHANGE |
BELOW FLYOVER Bandar Tun Razak Bandar Tun Razak Industrial Area WEST Salak South Seputeh EAST Taman Connaught |
Half diamond Interchange Start/End of flyover |
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| Bandar Tasik Selatan | Bandar Tasik Selatan | From Ampang only | |||
| Bandar Tasik Selatan U-Turn | U-Turn only |
Elevated U-Turn | |||
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| 48.8 | EXIT 2824 | SUNGAI BESI INTERCHANGE | NORTH Kuchai Lama Petaling Jaya SOUTH Sungai Besi Seri Kembangan Mines Resort City Kajang |
Interchange | |
JKR border limit |
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Start/End of expressway Kesas border limit |
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| WEST Pulau Indah Klang Shah Alam Subang Jaya Puchong Putrajaya Kinrara Kompleks Sukan Negara NORTH Kuala Lumpur Petaling Jaya SOUTH Kajang Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Seremban Melaka Johor Bahru |
JKR border limit Kesas border limit |
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[edit] References
[edit] See also
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